New Vid: A Different Light (Sherlock)

[starrylizard]

My vidding drought appears to be over! Hurrah! \o/ I have no photoshop on this computer, so no vid graphic. If anyone feels like making me one...well virtual hugs and cookies would be on offer for sure. Enough blather (there's plenty of that under the cuts), on to the vid! :)

Title: A Different Light
Fandom: Sherlock (clips from "A Study in Pink" only)
Music: My guiding Light by Evermore
Vidder: starrylizard
Summary: John's POV. John is invalided home from Afghanistan with a psychosomatic limp, an intermittent tremor in his hand and a feeling that he doesn't quite fit. Then he meets Sherlock and learns to see the world in a different light.
Prompts: YELLOW on my vid_the_grid Table. (Table link)
Beta thank you: ash48 was a wonderful help with her beat-whore knockdown and useful commentary on the early drafts. She hasn't seen this final version, so any weird edits are mine alone (and I hope that transition works now, Ash!)
Links: 4shared | Youtube | Fandom Land

Vidder notes: This is my first vid in over 6 months and I feel like a noob vidder/Vegas user all over again trying to find the right buttons and what not. I never ramble over vids, because I generally just hope the content is obvious, but I'm going to break my rule and just say a few words. Read them or skip them as you like.

The first scenes are meant to give a visual impression of how London is just as daunting to John, if not more so, than the war zone he just left. It's also pointing out the sheer contrast between the two experiences. The vid is intended to show John's point of view as he is pulled into the excitement of Sherlock's world, where he learns to see the world in a different light, and simply can't resist following Sherlock into the battlefield of London. In the context of the song, Sherlock is "his guiding light". (Cheesy, sorry.) This renewed sense of adventure and purpose brings John back to life (his limp and tremor all but disappear) and by the end of the episode/vid there is an obvious mutual appreciation between Sherlock and John, a companionship and loyalty. John is no longer just following Sherlock blindly into the fray, he has a sense of purpose again.

Lyrics:I cut down the song with a less than gentle hacksaw, so these are the lyrics that you will hear in the vid, but they are not all the song lyrics.

"My Guiding Light" by Evermore

Running around this town
Looking for something
That I know I'll never find
Running out of breath
I gotta learn to see things
In a different light

[Voice over: John Watson- "That was amazing!"]

When the light turns dark
And I can't find my way
When I'm falling down
Will you take my hand, tonight?

Show me the right way
Show me the right way to go
Show me the right way to go and
I'll meet you there
[voice over: Sherlock- "Come on, John"]
My guiding light

Back on my feet again
Where you're taking me
Is still a mystery
I'm never looking back
Cos what I left was only
Gonna drag me down

Show me the right way
Show me the right way to go
Show me the right way to go and
I'll meet you
My guiding light

Comments

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Now you're just poking a jealous bear. Do have fun!
I'm hoping I can get enough leave up to visit Yokiem in Scotland next year. And hopefully take in London at the same time. :)

[derry667.livejournal.com]

Any chance you could be going in April? I've got a conference lined up then. You might be able stay in London at my employer's expense...

And speaking of employer's, just downloaded your vid at work. how cool is that?

Mind you, I'm in Gosford. Just about to drive back to Sydney after typing up this reply. ;-P

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Ha, I can't even get to my email at work. So not fair.

Oooh I was thinking more like June (just weather wise, no other reason), but if you've got stuff lined up, I could easily go earlier. I'd love to have another person to hang out with inbetween red bus rides and museums. Nothing is actually planned yet, since it all hinges on me getting permission to take leave from the boss. I think she'll be good with it though. I hope. If you've got stuff booked, send me the dates and I'll ask whether work (and Yokiem) are amenable to April. :)

[derry667.livejournal.com]

At the moment, I have booked a conference at the very end of April. The boss says that I have to be back ASAP at the beginning of May, but I can extend back earlier into April a bit. And I'm still negotiating exactly how far back. There may be another conference slightly earlier in the month and if I could book that one as well, I could sell the extra leave necessary to my boss...

But also, Lucy is going to have another baby in March. So I kinda want to be around to help her with the new bub. That would take the tally up to 8 nieces and nephews.

Speaking of... how's your sis and her bub doing? Have you gotten to see much of them?

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Definitely a thing in progress then. End of April sounds good. I'll poke my boss and see whether she's mildly amenable to it all. I've been holding off asking for some reason, but the sooner I do the more likely I can get me some leave. *fingers crossed*

Ooh, another bub in the family. Ha, I am so bad with kids generally. You're like Super!Aunty!Derry. I will be trying harder now though.

However, Mum and Dad have been spending a fair amount of time (sort of taking turns) helping out sis the last few weeks. My nephew is the most adorable baby ever, but he's a bit cholic-y and my sis is mad from sleep-deprivation... so pretty normal as far as these things go. *g* I think it must be getting better the last week or so, because the desperate phone calls have dropped off substantially.

I would like to go visit again, but I've had a cold, so I'm holding off until I'm less likely to bring germs with me.